SALEM WATER WORKS
PWSID: IN5288005 · Salem, IN · Serves 8,200 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), SALEM WATER WORKS (PWSID IN5288005) in Salem, IN is listed as a CWS water system covering about 8,200 people. The same extract lists 71 health-based violation records spanning 2014-2025. Those 71 health-based rows for SALEM WATER WORKS cover contaminants such as Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, TTHM; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
SALEM WATER WORKS has 71 health-based violation records in this historical extract. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract covers monitoring and reporting violations only -- it does not include unresolved enforcement actions in progress or corrective steps a utility has taken since the extract date. 4 distinct EPA contaminant codes appear in this system's record, including Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, TTHM. Recorded violations span 2014–2025. Day-to-day primacy enforcement for this system runs through the Indiana drinking-water program, not EPA directly.
A historical health-based record does not necessarily describe current water quality or compliance. The most authoritative current source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the Indiana state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- IN5288005
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Surface Water
- Location
- Salem, IN
- Population Served
- 8,200
- Health Violations
- Yes (71)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 33 | 33 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | 19 | 19 |
| TTHM | 18 | 18 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | 1 | 1 |
Violation History (71)
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Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest SALEM WATER WORKS on cumulative violation count (71) and EPA-reported population served (8,200). Violation-count peers include MORNING STAR PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY, ARMONA COMMUNITY SERVICES DIST, HARLEM CITY OF. Population peers include HILLSIDE, DEXTER PWS, PA AMERICAN AUDUBON.
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About This Data
SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include EAST WASHINGTON RURAL WATER; POSEY TOWNSHIP WATER CORP.; NEW PEKIN WATER UTILITY; CAMPBELLSBURG WATER WORKS. Health-based rows (71 MCL/TT) are historical registry state, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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